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To sign into Gmail:

1) Go to google.com
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2) Click on the 'sign in' tab in the upperright cornersigningoogle.png
3) Enter your email and password and click sign in. If you want to stay signed in, check the 'Stay Signed In' box.Screen shot 2012-10-02 at 8.51.49 AM.png

To change Gmail accounts:
1) Go to google.com
2) If you are already signed in, the upper right corner should say a username or email, instead of "sign in."Screen shot 2012-10-02 at 8.54.54 AM.png
3) Click on the tab with you username/email and click sign out.
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4) Enter your email and password and click sign in. If you want to stay signed in, check the 'Stay Signed In' box.Screen shot 2012-10-02 at 8.51.49 AM.png

To get to mail from Google:
1) Click on the mail tab on the upper status bar of google.com after signing in. This should automatically take you to your mail.Screen shot 2012-10-02 at 8.57.26 AM.png


Navigating Gmail:
1) It should automatically open to your inbox. Any received mail appears hear, from most recently received to least recently received.
2) To easily find a received message without lots of scrolling, click on the gray star next to a message so that it turns yellow. Click the star again to undo. It should turn gray again.Screen shot 2012-10-02 at 9.06.09 AM.png
3) Marking as important is just as useful as starring. Just click the pentagon next to the email in your inbox to mark as important.
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4) To get to important or starred inbox messages quickly, click on the respective tab on the left.
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Changing your password:
1) Once logged in, click on the gear icon in the upper right corner.
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2) Go to settings then the 'Accounts' tab at the top.
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3) Click 'Google Account Settings,' the first choice.
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4) Go to the security tab on the left.
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5) Click 'Change Password' and follow the steps.
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Making and Sending an Email:
1) When in the 'Inbox' tab, click the big red 'Compose' button.
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2) Enter a name and scroll down to the person you want to send a message to in the "To" line.
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3) Enter a brief (a few word-) description of your email (ex: important)
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4) To attach a picture or any other media, click 'Attach a file' in blue and select a file.
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5) There are various tools for editing your main message, which is written in the biggest text box on the bottom.
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6) The 'check spelling' tool, well, checks your spelling!Screen shot 2012-10-03 at 12.37.45 PM.png
7) Clicking 'Save Now' will save your message in the 'Drafts' tab until it is ready to be sent or deleted.Screen shot 2012-10-03 at 12.37.56 PM.png

Deleting Messages:
1) In your inbox, starred, or important, sent, or drafts, click on the gray square. This will put a checkmark in the box. Then, archive (save), report, erase, move to, or label.Screen shot 2012-10-03 at 12.39.41 PM.png
2) To select all messages in a tab, click the gray rectangle with the dropdown arrow on its right. Then, click on the type of messages you would like to select.
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Switching Pages:
1) Click the arrows in the upper right corner of the page to change pages.
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Marking as Read:
1) Use this so that your notifications go away, or so that you don't have to individually read each message that you have.
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2) Navigate to the 'More' tab and click 'Mark all as read.'
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Chat:
1) Chatting is available in the 'More' dropdown menu on the left and clicking chats.
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2) You must add contacts by accepting requests, or by searching for people you know.
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Searching for a Specific Email:
1) Type a word or words in the top search bar to filter specific emails.
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